Locations
University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center, UH Parma Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Office
Parma, OH
About
Bio
Board certified General Surgeon
Fellowship training in Bariatric/ Minimal Invasive Surgery
Specialist in Weight Loss Surgery
Interested in Foregut Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Gallbladder Surgery, Surgery for benign and malignant Intestinal Conditions.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Bariatrics
General Surgery
Languages spoken
Hindi
Doctor Q&A
81 Answers
75 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Endoscopy etc: Best test is endoscopy, sometimes other tests like esophageal swallow study( Upper GI) study
if one has GERD associated or difficulty swallowing then... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Bariatrics 22 years experience
Yes: yes, it may take few weeks after surgery before you can eat leafy greens. Watch the calories in the dressings!
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A female asked:
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Bariatrics 22 years experience
Musculoskeletal: Mostly, back pain results from muscle/ tendon strain, sprain,spasms etc and local trauma. Inflammation is another cause. Appropriate rest with hot or ... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Ignore: Use sole inserts, wear shoes with soft sole, low heels, avoid excessive walking when your feet hurt.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Bariatrics 22 years experience
Totally different: in Banding a rubber strap with balloon applied around stomach. It narrows the stomach opening and forces patents to eat less.
In bypass stomach is d... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
See below plz: It is a modification of gastric bypass. It is popular in middle east and India. It is not favored by American surgeons because of risk of bile reflux.... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Laparoscopic repair: These days we fix it with small key hole surgery( laparoscopic)
some patient may need a mesh placed and or an antireflux procedure added to the hiata... Read More
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A 20-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Bariatric Surgery: Yes, you undergo complete sleep called general anesthesia. You are not supposed to feel a thing during the operation. Your anesthesiologist will give ... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Go to hospital : most likely from stomach could be ulcer related if you have history of, lots of other things can cause that but is not a result of gallbladder problem... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Yes!: It is fine as long as it is not hurting you or the incision areas and not pressing on your stomach too tight, making you nauseous or affecting your br... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Bariatric Surgery: A person with such high BMI is a candidate for bariatric surgery and should consider bariatric surgery! Decision can ONLY be made after understanding ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Lymph node : Most likely a lymph node which was inflamed initially, could be something else as well, like a lipoma , cyst etc plz make sure with your doctor .
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Life style change: Start an active life style
Eat less at a time
don't skip meals
eat healthy breakfast
use salads
avoid soda
avoid sweets
avoid carbs
drink plenty... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Let surgeon know: Ideally anybody with clinical suspicion of having sleep apnea should have it checked out before elective surgery. Might need CPAP etc. Plz discuss it ... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Heart check time: Interpreting clinical signs is a subtle science and even trained eyes can be fooled, at your age and weight issues described it would be strongly reco... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Sore throat: Could be strep throat or other type of pharyngeal infection, get it checked out from your doctor.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Pelvic phleboliths: Pelvic phleboliths / phleboli are small calcifications in pelvic veins, they are very common specially in females and mostly benign. bulky uterus can... Read More
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A 60-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
That's true: It depends on type of cancer, extent of disease, surgical removal of cancer, response to adjunctive treatments like chemotherapy etc and overall healt... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
GERD!!!!!: Sometimes stomach reflux problems can manifest in this form, however you must have a thorough exam and work up done to check other usual causes first.... Read More
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A 74-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
May be not !!!!: Fluid management in a complex patient is a very complex issue and a strait forward yes or no is not the answer. Amount of fluid administered along wit... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Life style change: Loosing weight is possible through life style change.
One should not consume more calories than burned in one's routine is the key, helpful adjuncts a... Read More
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A 50-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Aging: As we age, our body composition changes. Our diet may be same but activity type or level changes along with level of stress and lot of other factors. ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
See gynecologist: These symptoms may result from endometriosis if they are limited to days during period, however a thorough medical check up and evaluation by gynecolo... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
It is unpredictable: It is not really predictable, some get better others get worse.
I typically recommend my patient with significant IBS to consider sleeve because of c... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Please clarify Q: Your question is unclear however commonly Botox is given in lower end of esophagus to treat achalasia, effects last many months, it does not work in m... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Mucous discharge !!!: Abdominal pain with white gooey discharge( which most likely is mucous ) can result from inflammatory or infectious disorders involving the intestines... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
It vaires: Out of pocket cost is around 20-30 K depending on location.
Best to have insurance which provides coverage for bariatrics because it is costly.
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Yes: DEXA scan tells fat percentage and lean mass separately using low dose x-rays ( not for daily use).
Hydrostatic weighing is another scientific way to ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Bleeding after surge: Any excessive bleeding after an operation is alarming and should be discussed with the surgeon right away. A clotted blood usually represents old bloo... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
EGD and Biopsy: TA biopsy is usually involved and most of the times it would be to rule out possibility of an infection( H-Pylori) and other times if some abnormality... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Liver edge: A normal liver feels soft and the edge of liver can be palpated below the ribcage around roughly that distance, If there are no symptoms associated th... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Adhesions: Adhesions resulting after abdominal operations usually present in the form of partial or complete bowel obstruction. Isolated pain without any nausea,... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Worrisome: Headache after any head injury can represent underlying hemorrhage / hematoma around brain coverings! Could just be a bruise. May not necessarily requ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Subungual hematoma: Could be clotted blood from trauma, abscess if red from ingrown toenail, there are other possibilities as well, please see your doctor or a podiatrist... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Not sure: It is not a common medical abbreviation. If a reference is provided as to how it was used you can find a better answer!
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Bariatrics 22 years experience
Yes: Yes it can and it will hurt!
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A female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Blocked gland !!!: There are salivary glands under the tongue and if blocked can present as a bump which may be painful. There are other causes as well and a thorough ev... Read More
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A 57-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Inflammation of: Smaller blood vessels along with some bleeding and abnormal architecture of vessels in the biopsies area. Please ask your dermatologist to explain it ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Call your surgeon: Diarrhea after any abdominal operation can result from many reasons, medication side effects, residual infection in abdominal cavity (abscess, leak et... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
It depeds: Some one considering weight loss surgery should consider gastric bypass over other options if
you are type 2 diabetic
have significant Acid Reflux p... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
TB: Can affect the pelvic organs. Matter of fact it is one of the causes for infertility in females in third world countries. Treatment with medicines is ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Limits of studies: All above studies done to detect leak have their limitations and sometime clinical suspicion is the best test!!! Hopefully the leak is small because i... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Excessive burping: This needs detailed evaluation to make sure there is no lesion in your intestines causing a partial blockage in your intestines or stomach. Normal bu... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Depends: If one has a very large hiatal/ Para esophageal hernia, big enough to compress on airways, then it can cause dyspnea, in some cases if it is causing ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
See your Dr. asap: rectal bleeding can result from many reasons ranging from not harmful to cancer. Change in bowel habits associated with rectal bleeding is concerning ... Read More
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A 74-year-old male asked:
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Bariatrics 22 years experience
Not really!!!!: Nutrition in IV has many potential side effects and feeding the gut is the best medium which can be achieved via mouth or feeding tube which can be in... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Bariatrics 22 years experience
Not typical location: Although possible for veins to become dilated or prominent in that area however it is not a typical location for verifies veins , would advise to get ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Few things: The cause will decide about next steps. Pain can last a while. Pancreatitis associated with gallstones would need removal of gallbladder, alcohol rela... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Yes, but: For the most part there are no noticeable side effects except physical, however some men can suffer from fertility and hormonal issues. On the other h... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbasanswered
Bariatrics 22 years experience
Yes, but: There are meds which can help prevent gallstone formation or help dissolve some types of stones, it takes a while for these meds to work and effects ... Read More
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Oct 10, 2014
Great answers and thank you
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Abbas is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Abbas is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Extremely helpful to me at this time! Trying to tie in nanoknife/insurance/FDA approval for soft tissue tumors. Answer will be found with the appn't.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I now have found a preeminent surgical oncologist to discuss biopsy results to see if malignant or not. You are so kind and 2 other MD's agree.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you Dr. I have both, delayed gastric emptying and gallbladder hypokinesis. Will gallbladder Removal fix both? Thanks
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of the Punjab, King Edward Medical College, Pakistan
Graduated 2001MD
Residency
MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER
Awards
Assistant Professor of Surgery Case Western Reserve University
FACS
Top Bariatrician , Second Place, National - Fall
2014
Publications
The incidence of gastrointestinal stromal tumors is increased in obese individuals
Outcomes of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Patients Older than 60.
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